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Coach Jagat Tamata and Binod Das will participate in the Level 3 of the Asian Cricket Council (ACC) Coaching Course to be held in Sri Lanka from December 15. The two-week course being organized in collaboration with Cricket Australia will make Tamata and former national captain Das the highest accredited coaches in Nepal. The-then Nepal’s coach Roy Luke Dias had represented Nepal in the Level 3 course on 2009. Tamata completed Level 1 in 2001 in Nepal and Level 2 in 2004 in Pakistan while Das had completed Level 1 in 2004 in Nepal and Level 2 in 2011 in Malaysia. Das was picked for Level 3 for his performance in the course in Malaysia earlier this year. Both Tamata… Read More

On the field, Qais Khalid Al Said is like any other Omani cricketer. The big man with headband on his bald head is always longing to contribute for his team’s victory. Off the field, however, he is His Highness, the cousin of the Sultan of Oman and bloodline of the Al Bu Sa’idi dynasty, the oldest monarchy in the world. Al Said, 33, is a medium pace bowler and bats lower down the order; but his contribution to the cricket doesn’t end at the field. He is also the vice-president of the Oman Cricket and is determined to take cricket in his country, where mainly expatriates play the game, to a next level. “In Oman cricket is not a big… Read More

Hong Kong will meet Afghanistan in the final of the ACC Twenty20 Cup. Hong Kong defeated Oman by 3 wickets in a semifinal after Afghanistan had outplayed Nepal by 9 wickets. Oman won the toss and elected to bat first. They batted well against normally disciplined Hong Kong bowlers who failed to claim wickets. They made 142 for 6 in 20 overs. Opener Zeeshan Siddiqui gave them the best possible start scoring 22 runs off Aizaz Khan. However, Hong Kong pegged down back putting brakes on the runs for next six overs, in which Oman only scored 24 more runs. Siddiqui fell after scoring 42 off 34 and Vaibhav Wategaonkar shouldered the responsibility of scoring and took the team to… Read More

Nepal has qualified for the semi-final of the ACC T20, as UAE failed to win their final league match by the required margin. Having put into bat UAE put up 168, and needed to contain Saudi Arabia within 98 runs to post a net run rate better than Nepal, which would have eliminated the host team from the tournament. UAE posted 168, thanks largely to Vikrant Shetty, who came in at 6 and thrashed the Saudi bowlers all around the park, pushing UAE to a huge total. At one point of time, UAE was 7 down for 105. Chasing a difficult target, Saudi Arabia started losing wickets right from beginning and the trend continued throughout, except that Hammad Saeed proved… Read More

Hong Kong confirmed it’s position in the ACC Twenty20 Cup semifinals and the Twenty20 World Cup Qualifiers next year outplaying Kuwait at the TU Ground. Hong Kong was required to defeat Kuwait in 16.3 overs, after Kuwait scored 130/9, to ensure the qualification ahead of Nepal on better net run rate and they did the job in 14.5 overs. Kuwait elected to bat first and put up 130/9 in 20 overs. Mohammed Asghar scored 34 runs off 22 balls hitting two boundaries and three sixes. Azmatullah Nazeer added 28 runs off 29 balls. Munir Dar, Nadeem Ahmed, Irfan Ahmed and Nizakat Khan took two wickets each for Hong Kong. Kuwait gave ordinary performance in bowling and fielding. They bowled without… Read More

With a below-par performance in batting and fielding, Nepal lost to UAE by 6 wickets in the ACC Twenty20 Cup at the TU Cricket Ground. The heart-breaking defeat was a result of Nepal’s own fault and UAE’s thorough performance all-round which helped them to outplay Nepal in every department of the game.

On the second day of the ACC Twenty20 Cup, defending champions Afghanistan and UAE secured second victory of the tournament as Kuwait and Maldives also registered a win each. Afghanistan beat Oman by 40 runs and UAE stunned hosts Nepal by 6 wickets at the TU Ground whereas Maldives thrashed Bhutan by 9 wickets and Kuwait got past Saudi Arabia by six wickets at the IOE Ground.

The ESPNCricinfo player page on Nepali international, Mahesh Chhetri says that his favourite is Mohammad Kaif (former Indian international). And like Kaif, this boy from Nepalgunj finds himself out of favour from the selectors this time. When Cricket association of Nepal (CAN) announced team for the ACCT20 Cup, Chhetri was one of the two names surprisingly missing – the other being all rounder Shakti Gauchan. Gauchan lost his place to young left arm spinner Rahul Biswokarma while Chhetri lost his position to U-19 team wicket keeper Subash Khakurel. Chhetri’s omission has raised few eyebrows in the cricket fraternity, more so in his hometown Nepalgunj, where his cricketing roots lie. Subhendhu Pandey, cricketer from Nepalgunj, and Mahesh’s friend was visibly surprised… Read More

In a nail-biting finish, Nepali batsmen held nerves in final overs to register a two-wicket victory over Hong Kong in the ACC Twenty20 Cup at the TU Cricket Ground. Nepal needed 26 off last two overs chasing Hong Kong’s 114/9 in 20 overs and it looked easy with captain Paras Khadka, playing at 44, at the center. However, he was out next ball trying an unorthodox flick to Irfan Ahmed.

Defending champions Afghanistan, United Arab Emirates (UAE) and Oman registered win along with hosts Nepal on the first day of the ACC Twenty20 Cup in Kathmandu.

Cricket Association of Nepal (CAN) will hold the first-ever general assembly and election on December 18, the ad-hoc committee meeting on Thursday decided.

Players often talk about luck contributing for both their success and failure. Nepali Wicketkeeper-batsman Subash Khakurel, who will be making a debut after being recently included in the Nepali national team, could be the best representative to talk about luck for occasions. Khakurel was not  there in the 22-member squad for the ACC T20 initially. But not only he got a berth in 14-member squad, but is also likely to be an important player for the team, playing at home. It is almost sure that Khakurel will open the innings alongside Anil Mandal. However, last hour entry in the team is not a new thing for Khakurel. He was not in the first 33-member team called in for the 11th… Read More

Former President of Cricket Association of Nepal (CAN) Jai Kumar Nath Shah has declined to accept his appointment as an advisor of CAN. In a letter sent to National Sports Council (NSC) member-secretary Yubaraj Lama on November 20, Shah wrote that he was offered a similar position in 2006 but he declined to ensure ‘open field for new board so that they can work freely’. “Thank you for your kind offer but my decision is irrevocable,” he wrote to Lama. NSC had appointed him as the advisor on November 18. Shah was president of CAN for more than 40 years before his committee was dissolved on September, 2006. He was also awarded Lifetime Achievement Award by International Cricket Council (ICC)… Read More

Cricket Association of Nepal (CAN) decided to provide a monthly allowance to national cricketers. Executive committee meeting of CAN on Thursday decided to provide Rs 5,000 (nearly USD 65) every month to cricketers of the national team.

Although International Cricket Council (ICC) has adopted a strict measure for independent governance free from government interference, Cricket Association of Nepal (CAN) is not including the ICC-instructed provisions in its new statute and upcoming general assembly. In a communiqué sent to all cricket boards on November 11, ICC Head of Legal Department David Becker stated that the national boards are required to include the provisions in their statute by June 2012.

National Sports Council (NSC) entrusted former presidents of Cricket Association of Nepal (CAN) roles in the newly formed committee. Immediate past President Binay Raj Pandey has been appointed as the patron while former President Jay Kumar Nath Shah has been appointed the advisor. (Update: Shah rejected appointment)

Baluwatar Cricket Training Center won the Wai Wai Women’s Regional Selection Twenty20 Cricket Tournament of Region No 3 Kathmandu on Sunday. Baluwatar defeated Greenland Children Academy (GCA) Red by seven wickets in the final played at Sainik School Ground, Bhaktapur. GCA, electing to bat first, put up 75 for 6 wickets in 20 overs. Neema Tamang was unbeaten on 26 runs scored off 55 balls. He hit three fours. Geeta Chudal contributed five runs and Purnima Ghimire added four runs for the GCA.

Cricket Association of Nepal (CAN) formed committees for successful hosting of the Asian Cricket Council (ACC) Twenty20 Cup and reshuffled regional committee. A board meeting of the newly appointed executive committee appointed Sailesh Chaudhary as the president of Region No 1 (Biratnagar) while CAN vice-president TB Shah replace Pawan Agrawal in Region No 2 (Birgunj).

Cricket Board of Maldives (CBM) announced the new schedule for the SAARC Twenty20 Cup cricket tournament on Monday. The schedule has been revised after Bangladesh did not send a team. The tournament, originally scheduled to begin on Monday, was postponed by a day.

National Sports Council (NSC) dissolved Cricket Association of Nepal (CAN) ending Binaya Raj Pandey’s tenure and appointing Maoist central committee member Tanka Angbuhang the new president. NSC has mandated new CAN to amend stature within 15 days ensuring district representations in general assembly and holding election within two months. NEW COMMITTEE President: Tanka Angbuhang Vice Presidents: Ram Chandra Sharma, Tarini Bikram (TB) Shah, Chatur Bahadur Chand, Sriniwas Rana, Keshav Ghimire & Sunil Man Amatya General Secretary: Ashok Man Pyakurel Secretary: Thakur Prasad Pahadi Treasurer: Raju Babu Shrestha Members: Naresh Shrestha, Uttam KC, Rajesh KC, Chhatra Prasad Adhikari, Binod Kumari Mainali, Amit Bir Pandey, Bipan Ram Chaudhary, Shailesh K Chaudhary, Anup Thapa, Basant Raj Satyal, Prakash Chandra Ghimire, Ramesh Dhami and… Read More

The sports governing body, National Sports Council (NSC), is all set to dissolve the Cricket Association of Nepal (CAN) ending Binaya Raj Pandey’s reign. According to Nagarik national daily, Maoist central member Tanka Angbuhang, 32, is all set to become new CAN president. “NSC is in the final stages of reshuffling CAN and there is likelihood of CAN being reshuffled on Oct 25 itself,” a senior official at NSC was quoted as saying to the daily newspaper. The official added that NSC is bound to dissolve CAN after it failed to conduct election as per government directives. NSC has issued a two-month ultimatum after Yubaraj Lama became member-secretary, however, CAN didn’t conduct the elections. “Due to achievement in international level… Read More

The four days of corporate cricket celebrations came to a conclusion with Bank of Asia clinching the title of 13th Soaltee Crowne Plaza Super Sixes for the first time. Bank of Asia defeated five-time champion Embassy of India by 3 wickets in the final at the TU Cricket Ground.